Much has been made about how the Vancouver Olympics organizers have striven to make this the first carbon-neutral Olympics ever. I was fortunate enough to catch a few days of the Olympics in Vancouver on vacation last week - and I'm back with an on the ground report.

It felt pretty green to me. I took public transportation just about everywhere; in fact, spectators were only permitted to travel to mountain events by bus. Most "party" areas I visited closed up around 11 or 12, and obviously turned off the lights toward the end of the night. There were ample recycling bins too - thought after living in San Francisco, I come to expect composting options well. (Something to work on in London.)